M1.6 earthquake 159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sat, Dec 2, 2023, 4:17 AM AKST

UTC

2023-12-02 13:17:29 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.120° N, 140.014° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

36

• Yakutat, AlaskaPopulation 662. Forecast176 kmN
• Whitehorse, CanadaPopulation 28,201. Forecast272 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast530 kmE

After

1. 1.6145 km SE of Alcan Border, AlaskaSun, Dec 3, 2:13 AM AKST · 1033 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.998 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Dec 5, 8:26 AM AKST · 1030 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.9138 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Dec 5, 9:02 AM AKST · 1030 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
4. 1.6153 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Dec 5, 10:02 PM AKST · 1030 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.1111 km NNE of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Dec 7, 2:34 PM AKST · 1028 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
6. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Dec 8, 5:51 PM AKST · 1027 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
7. 2.081 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Dec 14, 3:12 AM AKST · 1022 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.5108 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Dec 14, 11:48 AM AKST · 1021 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.686 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 3:36 AM AKST · 1018 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.591 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 7:36 PM AKST · 1017 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.5158 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 12:50 AM AKST · 1016 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
12. 1.6158 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 9:37 AM AKST · 1015 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
13. 1.5166 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 12:29 AM AKST · 1013 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
14. 2.2174 km NNE of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 1:16 AM AKST · 1013 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
15. 1.8121 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 3:40 AM AKST · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
16. 2.086 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 1:11 AM AKST · 1011 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.895 km S of Alcan Border, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 6:20 AM AKST · 1010 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
18. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Dec 30, 2:54 PM AKST · 1005 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
19. 1.6117 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Dec 31, 12:41 PM AKST · 1004 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.588 km ENE of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Jan 1, 11:23 PM AKST · 1003 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
21. 1.7123 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 2:50 PM AKST · 1001 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
22. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 10:07 PM AKST · 1001 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
23. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 12:22 PM AKST · 998 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
24. 2.3135 km SE of Alcan Border, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 2:37 PM AKST · 998 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.0123 km SE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 9:47 PM AKST · 991 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
26. 2.4151 km SSE of Alcan Border, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 7:25 AM AKST · 989 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
27. 1.9106 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 5:34 PM AKST · 988 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
28. 1.5152 km SSE of Alcan Border, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 9:21 AM AKST · 986 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
29. 2.1118 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 11:54 AM AKST · 984 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
30. 1.8143 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 11:19 AM AKST · 983 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away

Before

1. 1.598 km ENE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Dec 1, 9:43 PM AKST · 1034 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.897 km ENE of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Dec 1, 9:29 AM AKST · 1034 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.698 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Dec 1, 9:28 AM AKST · 1034 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Dec 1, 9:13 AM AKST · 1034 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.8154 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Nov 24, 12:17 PM AKST · 1041 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
6. 1.5127 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Nov 23, 1:19 PM AKST · 1042 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
7. 1.7145 km SE of Alcan Border, AlaskaWed, Nov 22, 6:08 PM AKST · 1043 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.8145 km SE of Alcan Border, AlaskaWed, Nov 22, 1:23 PM AKST · 1043 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.8144 km SE of Alcan Border, AlaskaWed, Nov 22, 11:04 AM GMT-7 · 1043 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, CanadaMon, Nov 20, 7:15 PM AKST · 1045 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.5145 km SE of Alcan Border, AlaskaSat, Nov 18, 6:13 PM AKST · 1047 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
12. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, CanadaSat, Nov 18, 6:01 PM AKST · 1047 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.0122 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaSun, Nov 12, 2:17 PM AKST · 1053 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
14. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Nov 10, 10:18 AM AKST · 1055 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.779 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Nov 10, 12:18 AM AKST · 1056 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.5157 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Nov 9, 3:05 AM AKST · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
17. 2.4158 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Nov 9, 1:52 AM AKST · 1057 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
18. 1.6141 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Nov 8, 6:37 PM AKST · 1057 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
19. 1.7130 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaMon, Nov 6, 5:47 PM AKST · 1059 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
20. 2.6103 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaSat, Nov 4, 4:39 PM AKDT · 1061 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023ffwey8z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.